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The table below looks at the demand for Structured Query Language (SQL) skills within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SQL over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStructured Query Language (SQL)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank112
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.016 %
As % of the category below15.00 %62.50 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£315£250
Average daily rate£370£300
% change on same period last year+23.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£328
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£12.03
Average hourly rate£35.00£13.36
% change on same period last year+162.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£14.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.02£29.56
% change on same period last year-8.58 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads2024
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.026 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£292£231
Average daily rate£346£281
% change on same period last year+23.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted46
Average minimum hourly rate£30.91£27.86
Average hourly rate£34.36£29.05
% change on same period last year+18.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.82£30.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
SQL West MidlandsSQL
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

SQL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Worcestershire SQL Demand Trend

SQL
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SQL across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire SQL Daily Rate Trend

SQL
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SQL across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire SQL Hourly Rate Trend

SQL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SQL within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WorcesterDown-41--
SQL West MidlandsSQL
West Midlands

SQL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing SQL also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited SQL.

15 (62.50 %)C#
15 (62.50 %).NET
15 (62.50 %)SQL Server
15 (62.50 %)XML
24 (50.00 %)ASP
24 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (50.00 %)CSS
24 (50.00 %)HTML
24 (50.00 %)JavaScript
24 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
24 (50.00 %)VB
24 (50.00 %)MS Excel
24 (50.00 %)Microsoft
24 (50.00 %)Intranet
24 (50.00 %)Internet
24 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (50.00 %)Retail
24 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (25.00 %)Java
41 (12.50 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (12.50 %)Business Objects
41 (12.50 %)Oracle
41 (12.50 %)Struts
41 (12.50 %)UNIX
41 (12.50 %)OO
41 (12.50 %)Oracle Reports
41 (12.50 %)LDAP
41 (12.50 %)Quality Management
41 (12.50 %)Government
41 (12.50 %)ClearQuest

SQL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing SQL also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited SQL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (62.50 %).NET
15 (62.50 %)XML
24 (50.00 %)HTML
24 (50.00 %)ASP
24 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (50.00 %)CSS
31 (12.50 %)Struts
31 (12.50 %)Spring
31 (12.50 %)WebSphere
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (12.50 %)TeamSite
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (50.00 %)Intranet
14 (50.00 %)Internet
21 (12.50 %)LDAP
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (62.50 %)SQL Server
24 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (12.50 %)Oracle Reports
31 (12.50 %)TOAD
31 (12.50 %)SQL Navigator
31 (12.50 %)BusinessObjects
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)ClearCase
11 (12.50 %)ClearQuest
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (50.00 %)Retail
21 (12.50 %)Local Government
21 (12.50 %)Government
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (50.00 %).NET Developer
23 (37.50 %)Developer
31 (12.50 %)Business Developer
31 (12.50 %)Java Developer
31 (12.50 %)Software Engineer
31 (12.50 %)C# Developer
31 (12.50 %)Business Objects Developer
31 (12.50 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (12.50 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Data Integration
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)UNIX
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)OO
11 (12.50 %)Project Management
11 (12.50 %)Quality Management
11 (12.50 %)Software Engineering
11 (12.50 %)Knowledge Management
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (62.50 %)C#
24 (50.00 %)JavaScript
24 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
24 (50.00 %)VB
32 (25.00 %)Java
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)ISEB
11 (12.50 %)ISTQB
11 (12.50 %)Degree
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (12.50 %)Active Directory
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (12.50 %)Google
21 (12.50 %)Oracle
21 (12.50 %)Business Objects